Kees Brusse

Kees Brusse Dutch pronunciation ?ke?z ?br?s? 26 February 1925 9 December 2013 was a Dutch actor film director and screenwriter A selftaught actor he was remarkable for his natural acting style at a time when more theatrical performances were the norm in The Netherlands One of the first Dutch actors who managed to combine a stage and film career with a career on TV radio and in commercials he appeared in 47 films and television shows between 1936 and 2004 including Pension Hommeles 19571959 Ciske de Rat 1955 and Dokter Pulder zaait papavers 1975 Kees Brusse was born in Rotterdam the son of author and journalist MJ Brusse and opera singer Antje Ebes His parents divorced when he was young Brusse started acting at a young age At the age of 11 he made his film debut in Merijntje Gijzens Jeugd